Thursday, March 19, 2015

Wacky Watercooler March Madness Blog Hop

Welcome! I'm so glad you have joined us on our journey through March Madness! There are many ways you can interpret that and I'm sure you're going to see a bit of "mad" that will have you wanting to dabble in the "madness," too!

This month I have the honor of being first stop on our Hop,
but no worries if you came here from somewhere else.The Hop goes round and round, so no matter
where you start, as long as you keep clicking on the "Next" button,
you'll go through all the participating blogs. If you get a little lost
along the way, just click the “Home” button and head back to the Wacky
Watercooler Blog home page to start all over.

My first card is one I made for a Birthday Shoebox Swap for my local demonstrator meeting. It uses product from the Annual Catalog and two Sale-A-Bration stamp sets, Big Day and Nature's Perfection. Those sets are only available until March 31. It's a clean and simple design that has you wanting to reach out and pick some pretty Strawberry Slush flowers.

One of the cards we made in the Shoebox Swap was this spinner card using the Bow Builder Punch from the Occasions Catalog. I had never made one before and love how that bright bow slides back and forth and spins while doing so. Clever! I think my oldest granddaughter will like this one for her birthday in May. The stamp set is Big Day from Sale-A-Bration. All other product can be found in the Annual Catalog.

And I saved the best for last. Well, so I say. :-) For this hop, we hoppers were all to make a fun fold card. I chose to make a Dutch Fold card. I found a tutorial from Beccy that was easy to follow and I just had to make one adjustment. When I cut the first piece, it was too narrow to match well with the second piece. I adjusted the measurement from 3-3/8" to 4-15/16" and it was perfect.

Hi Marsha, thanks so much for being part of the blog hop. That Dutch Fold card is great. Love it. It's a fold I haven't tried before but I have some birthdays coming up and know just who would appreciate one of these cards. The spinner card is so cute. I love spinners but haven't thought about spinning a bow. Great idea!

I absolutely love what you did with the first card. The way you've created that "climbing" border using the Nature's Perfection stamp set and the Itty Bitty Accents punch really appeals to me. It's simple but has a real impact. Thanks for sharing.

hi marsha! your designs just scream...spring! i love your choice of colors as well. i've never seen the dutch fold so i have something new to add to my 'fancy fold' file! i always find your cards so inspiring. thanks for sharing your creativity ~ hugs & smiles, karen ;-)

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